Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-04-16
EASTERN NEWS
The President Takes Action on the
Applications for PardOnS.
An INVESTIGATION IN THE CASE or YOUNG
HOPPING. WHO STARVED TO DEATH.
The "owl." an Obscene Publication,
Raidsd by a Gang o. Unknown Men.
EIGHT Oh TEN MEN KILLED BY A ROCK
SLIDE AT BuENA VISTA.
Arrest Of Edward W. Cody for Rob-
bling the Mails.
THE president Does NOT THINK An EXTRA
SESSION NECESSARY.
Arrest Of Edward W. Cody for Rob
bing the Mails.
TINE PRESIDENT Does NOT THINK An EXTRA
SESSION NECESSARY.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
"a Ratoh of PardOns.

ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.1
"A Batch of Pard0ns.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Presi-
dent has taken action on applications
for pardon in the following asses: II.
III. Mengs, who was convicted OF en-
bezzling money from the mails, and
sentenced to nine years imprisonment
in Chester, Illinois, was pardoned.
w. r. Branum, now serving a years
sentence in the Southern Illinois peni-
tertiary for breaking into a P~ostoffice,
with intent to steal, was pardoned. A
pardon was denied in the case of Geo.
S. Doherty, convicted of violating the
| election laws. Favorable action was
taken in the application for the pardon
| of John Smith, confined in an Arkan-
| sas p~enitentiary for an assault with
intent to kill. In the S of Selah d.
| CARL, convicted of counterfeiting, and
| sentenced to Is years in the Erie
county ~penitentiary, the President
| committed his sentence to seven years
Imprisonment. He has already been
in prison about seven years. Pardons
were granted in the following cases
Eugene B. Walton, late teller in the
First National Bank of New York,
convicted of making false entries,
| Stephen II. Russell, convicted in Mas
| sachusetts of counterfeiting. w. Fl.
| Oyerholt, convicted of robbing mails,
| and sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment in the Southern Illinois peniten-
| tiary. Adverse action was taken in
the following cases VIM. Lebaron,
District of Minnesota B. T. Hubbard,
Northern District of Illinois; Thomas
Moody, Western District of Texas
| George Middon, Eastern District OF
Pennsylvania. All the pardons men,
toned above we're granted on recon-
mendations of the officers who con-
Quoted the prosecution.
Primrose Hoppins's Case.
New YORK, April 15.-The Mail and
Express says: Those who know Prim-
rose Hopping, son of the wealthy VIM.
Hopping OF California, made an in
vestigation to-day of the case of the
man who died at the clearinghouse al
80 Bowery yesterday morning from
starvation, and are convinced that the
dead man is young Hopping. 1t was
stated that lately all attempts to help
the young man had proved futile, and
he showed no desire to help himself.
He had distant connections, through
marriage. in the city, and the last they
saw of him was just previous to the
holidays, when he appeared in a very
destitute condition, and was given an
opportunity by them to make a new
start in the world. They say he was
well educated and of excellent family.
| He became infatuated with a female
member in an Opera troupe playing
in California, and having a good voice
he Joined the troupe. After the COM
| pany had disbanded, and the object of
his infatuation had disappeared, he
shipped as a sailor on a fishing vessel
| and was wrecked. After this he turned
up in this city.
Of Iron and Steel Workers.
PIrrsBURa, April 15.-The Knights
Of Labor in this District have formed
a national District Assembly of iron
and steel workers, and an application
| will be made next week to Mr.. Pow
derby for a charter. The movement
was inaugurated two months ago, and
has met with general favor. The new
District will start out with 20 local
Assemblies, and a total membership
of over 1000. 1t will include every
class of skilled and unskilled labor
employed in the iron and steel works
throughout the country. Pittsburg is
to be specially favored in conducting
the business of the National District.
1t is expected that the headquarters
will be here. The officers will consist
OF a Master Workman, Grand Worthy
Foreman, and an Executive Board
of seven. 1t is argued, that as Pitts
burg is the strong hold of iron workers
that the affairs Of the National District
should be transacted here. Sub
Districts will be located in every iron
center in the country, including
Chicago, New York, Cincinnati and
st. Louis.
ANT Obscene Paper ONCE Raided.
Troy, N. Y, April 15.-A gang of
unknown men raided the Office of the
owl" an obscene weekly publica-
tion in this city this morning. The
proprietor, John Parr, was not on the
premises at the time, and the only per-
son found was the foreman, Carlos G..
Conant. He says the men, who were
masked, after asking him one or two
questions beat him over the head with
until he became unconscious.
When he recovered he found the type
pied, the composing stones broken,
and the Office in general chaos. Re-
the ''OwI' has been rated for
the violence OF its attacks Of the
Knights of Labor, and Conant claims
that he recognized several Of the at
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